Question

Give the quantum number set for one electron in the 3p sub level of a sulfur (S)

Answer 1

Answer:- Atomic number for sulfur is 16 and it's electron configuration is
`1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^2 3p^4`. Here, there are total for electrons in 3p and the set of quantum numbers for these 4 electrons would be as..

For the first electron of 3p-

n = 3, l = 1, ml = -1 and ms = +(1/2)

for the second electron of 3p-

n = 3, l = 1, ml = 0 and ms = +(1/2)

for the third electron of 3p-

n = 3, l = 1, ml = +1 and ms = +(1/2)

and for the fourth electron of 3p-

n = 3, l = 1, ml = -1 and ms = -(1/2)